This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Rushden & Diamonds and Luton Town at 15:00 on Sunday, 26th December 2010 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. prepare to entertain Luton Town at Nene Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Half of the previous meetings have ended in defeat for Diamonds.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Nene Park was less than a year ago, in April 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Apr | Rushden & D. | 1-1 | Luton Town | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | Luton Town | 0 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Rushden & D. | 2 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Luton Town | 3 - 1 | Rushden & D. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The The Hatters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Hatters, and 7 goals against.
Rushden & D. find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 32 points they have accumulated from 21 games. Luton Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 39 points from 20 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rushden & D. are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Luton Town running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Luton Town | No win in the 3 most recent games. |
